tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post6217383236238051083..comments2024-03-27T06:57:30.717-07:00Comments on MacPhee's Miniature Men: The Process Part One: Prepping the MiniaturesScott MacPheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239377268695489971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post-63974593583969247962021-07-16T10:36:28.493-07:002021-07-16T10:36:28.493-07:00Hi Scott.
I shall try the washing of figures to ...Hi Scott. <br /><br />I shall try the washing of figures to try and improve my painting. <br /><br />Interested on the flag pole replacement after breaking a few myself. What diameter brass rod do you recommend? 1mm, or larger?Graham Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17914952761921063986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post-42517893385749964612021-05-14T08:36:26.636-07:002021-05-14T08:36:26.636-07:00There will be more coming soon!There will be more coming soon!Scott MacPheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239377268695489971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post-18878013460082303652021-05-14T08:36:13.902-07:002021-05-14T08:36:13.902-07:00Yes, that's the stuff. Sometimes it's oily...Yes, that's the stuff. Sometimes it's oily, and sometimes it's powdery, but it always there to some extent.Scott MacPheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239377268695489971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post-51615262320750881742021-05-14T08:35:25.205-07:002021-05-14T08:35:25.205-07:00It seems wiser to have the figures break apart rat...It seems wiser to have the figures break apart rather than break. I have had to repair some bases, but not very often have I had to repair figures.Scott MacPheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239377268695489971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post-4429669760940680332021-05-13T21:35:51.543-07:002021-05-13T21:35:51.543-07:00Great to see this step-by-step guide to your proce...Great to see this step-by-step guide to your process Scott. I could not agree with you more about washing Scott. Absolutely essential.<br />In recent years I have taken almost completely to using PVA glue to do repairs/conversions of plastic figures and to glue either plastic or metal figures to plastic card bases.<br />Regards, JamesJames Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897755636246185173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post-29122532614778904122021-05-13T14:21:37.717-07:002021-05-13T14:21:37.717-07:00Scott, I am washer of figures before primering too...Scott, I am washer of figures before primering too. For those believing this step unnecessary, try this experiment. Take a handful of metal figures and sift the lot from one hand to the the other a few times. Put the figures aside and look at your hands. My hands are always dirty with a black, graphite looking residue left behind. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935030577322550427.post-18011543729811140832021-05-13T13:14:01.593-07:002021-05-13T13:14:01.593-07:00Fascinating stuff...keep going!Fascinating stuff...keep going!Colin Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240056368097637933noreply@blogger.com